trick question
Example Sentences
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In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: “Is it live or is it Memorex?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The documentary “Stamped From the Beginning,” based on the 2016 book by Ibram X. Kendi, begins with a trick question and ends with a sage retort.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
A trick question, because it turns out it doesn't.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023
Let’s try a trick question: “What are the hours of Al’s Place restaurant in San Francisco?”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
“Um, this isn’t a trick question, is it?”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
